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David Leone Appointed Executive Chief Engineer Of Cadillac Product Programs

But, today, Cadillac has announced David Leone has been appointed Executive Chief Engineer of Cadillac Product Programs. Previously, Leone’s title was Global Vehicle Line Executive and Global Vehicle Chief Engineer. In this position, Leone will focus on creating one, solidified voice for Cadillac product moving forward.

“Dave’s appointment to this critical role reinforces our commitment to transforming the brand through a singular focus on engineering and product development,” said de Nysschen. “I have no doubt that Dave’s leadership and experience in quantifying Cadillac’s DNA through the lens of our engineering efforts will be a strong contributor to our success.”

In this new role, Leone will be the one contact for all Cadillac products within the global product development programs, and will lead a team of engineers forward to the next-generation of what it means to be a Cadillac product.

Leone has been with General Motors since 1979, and has held several engineering roles throughout his career.

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This is the guy that is going to turn Cadillac around . All of the new Cadillacs in the pipeline are fresh enough that changes can still be made . He will already know the parts suppliers needed to assemble their cars . So hiring him from “inside” GM is a plus . Some people don’t realize that its the suppliers that actually make most of the car and send them to the factory to be assembled . That pipeline from supplier to the factory runs on a system where they are delivered as needed , and if the parts are bad things can change relatively fast . GM doesn’t keep their assembly plants full of parts anymore . It costs GM money to house high inventory of parts . And it is wasted space too , every inch of the assembly plant is looked at as real estate that does not make money if its full of parts.
Parts can be changed almost anytime now , at pre-production and at product development or during full out production .